NC Science and Engineering Fair Categories

Based on the 2015-2016 ISEF Categories and Subcategories

Biological Science A

Animal Sciences

  • Animal Behavior
  • Cellular Studies
  • Development
  • Ecology
  • Genetics
  • Nutrition & Growth
  • Physiology
  • Systematics & Evolution

Plant Sciences

  • Agronomy
  • Ecology
  • Genetics/Breeding
  • Growth & Development
  • Pathology
  • Physiology
  • Systematics & Evolution

Microbiology

  • Antimicrobials & Antibiotiecs
  • Applied Microbiology
  • Bacteriology
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Microbial Genetics
  • Virology

Chemistry

Biochemistry

  • Analytical biochemistry
  • General Biochemistry
  • Medicinal Biochemistry
  • Structural Biochemistry

Chemistry

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry

Biological Science B

Cellular & Molecular Biology

  • Cell Physiology
  • Genetics
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Neurobiology

Biomedical & Health Sciences

  • Disease Diagnosis
  • Disease Treatment
  • Drug Development & Testing
  • Epidemiology
  • Nutrition
  • Physiology & Pathology

Behavioral & Social Sciences

  • Clinical & Developmental
  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Physiological Psychology
  • Sociology & Social Psychology

Computational Biology & Bioinformatics

  • Computational Pharmacology
  • Computational Biomodeling
  • Computational Evolutionary Biology
  • Genomics

Earth and Environmental

Earth & Environmental Sciences

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Climate Science
  • Environmental Effects on Ecosystems
  • Geosciences
  • Water Science

Environmental Engineering

  • Bioremediation
  • Land Reclamation
  • Pollution Control
  • Recycling & Waste Management
  • Water Resources Management

Energy: Chemical

  • Alternative Fuels
  • Computational Energy Science
  • Fossil Fuel Energy
  • Fuel Cells & Battery Development
  • Microbial Fuel Cells
  • Solar Materials

Energy: Physical

  • Hydro Power
  • Nuclear Power
  • Solar
  • Sustainable Design
  • Thermal Power
  • Wind

Engineering

Computational Biology & Bioinformatics

  • Biomedical Engineering

Engineering Mechanics

  • Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Control Theory
  • Ground Vehicle Systems
  • Industrial Engineering-Processing
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Naval Systems

Material Science

  • Biomaterials
  • Ceramic & Glasses
  • Composite Materials
  • Computation & Thery
  • Electronic, Optical & Magnetic Materials
  • Nanomaterials
  • Polymers
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering

Physics & Mathematics

Physics & Astronomy

  • Astronomy & Cosmology
  • Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics
  • Biological Physics
  • Computational Physics & Astrophysics
  • Condensed Matter & Materials
  • Instrumentation
  • Magnetics, Electromagnetics & Plasmas
  • Mechanics
  • Nuclear & Particle Physics
  • Optics, Lasers, Masers
  • Quantum Computation
  • Theoretical Physics

Mathematics

  • Algebra
  • Analysis
  • Combinatorics, Graph Theory, & Game Theory
  • Geometry & Topology
  • Number Theory
  • Probability & Statistics

Technology

Embedded Systems

  • Circuits
  • Internet of Things
  • Microcontrollers
  • Networking & Data Communications
  • Optics
  • Sensors
  • Signal Processing

Robotics & Intelligent Machines

  • Biomechanics
  • Cognitive Systems
  • Control Theory
  • Machine Learning
  • Robot Kinematics

Systems Software

  • Algorithms
  • Cybersecurity
  • Databases
  • Operating Systems
  • Programming Languages